Shaped article for conditioning hair fabricated from quaternary nitrogen-containing cellulose ether

Abstract

Articles for conditioning hair have been fabricated by blending water soluble polymers with water insoluble polymers to form interpenetrating networks so that the water soluble polymer can be extracted from the article when wet or when brought in contact with wet hair.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. Shaped article for conditioning hair selected from the group consisting of combs, hair brushes and hair curlers which comprises a blend of a normally solid, water soluble organic polymer with a normally solid water insoluble organic polymer in which said polymers are present in an interpenetrating network and in which the ratio of water soluble organic polymer to water insoluble organic polymer is in the range of 99:1 to 1:99. 
     
     
       2. Article claimed in claim 1 wherein the water soluble polymer is a quaternary nitrogen-containing cellulose ether having the structure ##EQU3## wherein R Cell  is a residue of an anhydroglucose unit, wherein Y is an integer having values of from 50 to 20,000 and wherein each R individually represents a substituent of the general formula: ##EQU4## wherein m is an integer having values from 0 to 10, n is an integer having values from 0 to 3, and p is an integer having values from 0 to 10. 
     
     
       3. Article claimed in claim 1 wherein the water insoluble polymer is low density polyethylene. 
     
     
       4. Article claimed in claim 1 wherein the water insoluble polymer is high density polyethylene. 
     
     
       5. Article claimed in claim 1 wherein only the teeth are fabricated from the blend of water soluble and water insoluble polymers. 
     
     
       6. Article claimed in claim 1 wherein only the surface of the hair curler is fabricated from the blend of water soluble and water insoluble polymers. 
     
     
       7. Article claimed in claim 1 wherein only the bristles of the hair brush are fabricated from the blend of water soluble and water insoluble polymers.